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Budget
$11,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend
$1,023,665 (USA) (2 November 2003) (347 Screens)
$3,527,881 (USA) (28 May 1979) (91 Screens)
£208,081 (UK) (2 November 2003) (134 Screens)
€66,410 (Italy) (16 November 2003) (37 Screens)
€167,534 (Spain) (26 October 2003) (160 Screens)

Gross
$1,985,739 (USA) (4 December 2003)
$1,983,690 (USA) (30 November 2003)
$1,974,937 (USA) (23 November 2003)
$1,954,649 (USA) (16 November 2003)
$1,798,175 (USA) (9 November 2003)
$1,287,560 (USA) (2 November 2003)
$60,150,933 (USA) (7 October 1979)
$59,735,665 (USA) (30 September 1979)
$59,154,839 (USA) (23 September 1979)
$58,443,685 (USA) (16 September 1979)
$57,733,690 (USA) (9 September 1979)
$56,863,418 (USA) (3 September 1979)
$55,309,035 (USA) (26 August 1979)
$53,802,893 (USA) (19 August 1979)
$52,092,686 (USA) (12 August 1979)
$49,909,464 (USA) (5 August 1979)
$47,332,006 (USA) (29 July 1979)
$44,195,413 (USA) (22 July 1979)
$40,515,877 (USA) (15 July 1979)
$35,795,497 (USA) (8 July 1979)
$29,338,183 (USA) (1 July 1979)
$21,778,983 (USA) (24 June 1979)
$14,923,670 (USA) (17 June 1979)
$11,051,322 (USA) (10 June 1979)
$6,950,663 (USA) (3 June 1979)
$3,527,881 (USA) (28 May 1979)
$80,930,630 (USA) ( 2004)
$78,944,891 (USA) ( 1979)
£379,140 (UK) (9 November 2003)
£208,081 (UK) (2 November 2003)
$8,806,562 (UK) ( 2004)
$7,886,000 (UK) ( 1979)
$104,000,000 (Worldwide) ( 2004) (except USA)
$185,000,000 (Worldwide) ( 2004)
$4,823,562 (Australia) ( 2004)
$4,654,000 (Australia) ( 1979)
HKD 3,245,922 (Hong Kong) (14 December 1979)
€104,446 (Italy) (7 December 2003)
€102,963 (Italy) (30 November 2003)
€98,814 (Italy) (23 November 2003)
€66,410 (Italy) (16 November 2003)
€167,534 (Spain) (26 October 2003)
€1,280,573 (Spain) (31 August 2002)
SEK 5,728,729 (Sweden)

Weekend Gross
$4,403 (USA) (30 November 2003) (11 Screens)
$9,879 (USA) (23 November 2003) (19 Screens)
$22,555 (USA) (16 November 2003) (21 Screens)
$254,715 (USA) (9 November 2003) (331 Screens)
$1,023,665 (USA) (2 November 2003) (347 Screens)
$286,282 (USA) (7 October 1979) (270 Screens)
$393,452 (USA) (30 September 1979) (291 Screens)
$540,887 (USA) (23 September 1979) (360 Screens)
$485,711 (USA) (16 September 1979) (317 Screens)
$649,505 (USA) (9 September 1979) (357 Screens)
$1,049,075 (USA) (3 September 1979) (369 Screens)
$957,284 (USA) (26 August 1979) (422 Screens)
$993,340 (USA) (19 August 1979) (419 Screens)
$1,301,922 (USA) (12 August 1979) (582 Screens)
$1,533,612 (USA) (5 August 1979) (613 Screens)
$1,816,627 (USA) (29 July 1979) (681 Screens)
$2,246,329 (USA) (22 July 1979) (695 Screens)
$2,777,042 (USA) (15 July 1979) (733 Screens)
$3,391,197 (USA) (8 July 1979) (757 Screens)
$4,560,137 (USA) (1 July 1979) (745 Screens)
$5,312,945 (USA) (24 June 1979) (635 Screens)
$2,240,772 (USA) (17 June 1979) (142 Screens)
$2,669,177 (USA) (10 June 1979) (132 Screens)
$2,192,024 (USA) (3 June 1979) (91 Screens)
$3,527,881 (USA) (28 May 1979) (91 Screens)
£77,920 (UK) (9 November 2003) (119 Screens)
£208,081 (UK) (2 November 2003) (134 Screens)
€8,109 (Italy) (23 November 2003) (12 Screens)
€167,534 (Spain) (26 October 2003) (160 Screens)

Admissions
2,809,875 (France)
1,385,423 (Spain) (31 August 2002)
284,649 (Sweden)

Rentals
$40,300,000 (USA)

Production Dates
5 July 1978 -  December 1978

Copyright Holder
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation


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